Team Party Crash: 'Cherries In The Snow'

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David Amsden happily leers between Alex Mar and Alexandra Kerry

The event was supposedly a cocktail party for Emma Forrest's new book Cherries in the Snow, but the gathering at Plate NYC seemed more like a meta-media schmoozefest — thus making it the perfect event for Gawker's photographer, Nikola Tamindzic. After the jump, Nikola harasses such luminaries as Anthony Haden-Guest, Jay McInerney, and Helena Christenson, while discovering the art of alcoholic slush puppies.

[Nikola's full gallery is available here.]

Anthony Haden-Guest ponders how to incorporate sex parties into his Radar gig.

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Helena Christensen wonders, "What the fuck am I doing here?"

Sloane Crosley can't resist her 10th slush puppy.

RuggedLand's Jeanine Pepler reacts: "Wait, you ACTUALLY READ Bad Girl?"

Andrew and Andrew think their gimmick is super-cute. We think it's just super-gimmicky.

Anthony Haden-Guest, unable to hide from novelist Jay McInerney, downs his drink and accepts his small talk-laden fate.

BlackBook art director Tom Ackerman clearly doesn't have time for you.

Alexandra Kerry, David Amsden and Aaron Hicklin discuss the woes of youthful hype.

As her roll starts to kick in, BlackBook fashion director Marina Tatistcheff reaches for a glowstick.

BlackBook photo editor Stephanie Waxlax exclaims, "Have you heard of these Whitestrips thingies? They're fabulous, simply fabulous!"

Roman Milisic of House of Diehl does his best to make moustaches "couture."

BlackBook editorial and creative director Evan Schindler politely laughs at attendees' requests that he shave.

You can eat this, sure, but you'll never make it into the magazine if you keep feeding those thighs.

John Cameron Mitchell and James Coppola (Happy Ending) start with some innocent foreplay.

Ukranian punk Eugene Hutz (of Gogol Bordello) does his best to not act like a lunatic.

Playwright Martin McDonagh cannot control his claw!

MJ Diehl (House of Diehl) and Jordan Heller of BlackBook discuss ways to incorporate "ashcan chic" into their respective projects.

Vincent Longo tries to ignore the Paula Dorf products on Lisette Sand-Freedman's face...bitch.

Mike Albo observes as Jeanine Pepler undermines Sloane Crosley.

Anthony Haden-Guest and Angela McCluskey remember the good ol' days, when they had to walk 6 miles uphill to school every day.

Jennifer Belle, Andrew Krentz, and Emma Forrest argue over who's on designated driver duty.

Oberon Sinclair and Angela McCluskey laugh at Anthony Haden-Guest, who has started to doze off in the middle of the party.

BlackBook editor-in-chief Aaron Hicklin decides which party-goers shall advance to the after-party, and who will be eliminated from the circle of hip.

This is Paul. Despite the look on his face, Paul is really thrilled to be licked by Oberon Sinclair.